Obviously a busier month than normal. Let\u2019s get to it.<\/p>\n
Narcos<\/a><\/em>, season three The season hit a peak at about its midway point and carried that all the way to its finale. An outstanding end to the first chapter of a great series. I\u2019m excited to see what the move to Mexico for seasons four and five brings.<\/p>\n A-<\/p>\n Jack Ryan<\/a><\/em>, season two C- most of the season but episode 8 was an F<\/p>\n Curb Your Enthusiasm<\/a><\/em>, season three B+<\/p>\n El Camino<\/a><\/em> I thought this was really well done. It was ironic that Pinkman was the original BB<\/em> character that people were rooting for by the end. So it was fitting we got to see how his story played out. Seriously, poor fucking Jessie! The balance of both moving his life forward and filling in some holes of his relationship with Todd in the final year of BB<\/em> was excellent. It had just the right tone to match that of the original series, and was filled with Vince Gilligan\u2019s amazing eye for how to shoot a show. And Aaron Paul remains amazing.<\/p>\n A<\/p>\n No Laying Up\u2019s Tourist Sauce<\/a><\/em>, season five Season five focused on the Carolinas. Because of that I think it lacked some of the emotional impact the other seasons had, especially the Scotland and Ireland seasons. Seriously, if you are even vaguely into golf, if you watch those seasons you will be ready to book a trip to go play your way around one of those islands.<\/p>\n The Carolinas just don\u2019t have that feel. Well, until the final episode, which took place at the Tobacco Road<\/a> course. That is a course that has the feels and I would love to go play.<\/p>\n B+<\/p>\n Trinity and Beyond<\/a><\/em> B-<\/p>\n Captain Marvel<\/a><\/em> Captain Marvel<\/em> B+, Brie Larson A+ Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/a><\/em> Watching the Marvel movies got me wondering if she would enjoy The Lord of the Rings<\/em> movies. I explained they were basically the Avengers with wizards, elves, dwarfs, hobbits, and orcs. She was game and we watched The Fellowship of the Rings<\/em> over two days. She was thoroughly confused. It is amazing that for a nearly three hour movie how much they had to leave out from the books. I was constantly explaining things to her. I guess we could have watched the extended version which is an hour longer. I told her the next two movies are better. We\u2019ll see if I can get her to watch them.<\/p>\n Raiders<\/em> B+
\nMaybe not quite as excellent as the first two seasons, largely due to the end of Wagner Moura\u2019s epic run as Pablo Escobar which carried the first two seasons. The move from Medell\u00edn to Cal\u00ed still made for compelling TV. Despite that move, there was still a revelatory performance, this one by Matias Varela as cartel head of security Jorge Salcedo.<\/p>\n
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\nUgh, so disappointing. The writing felt lazy and manipulative. Some of the major plot developments made no sense. And the last episode was damn near unwatchable. Seriously, a State Department liaison can just order a US helicopter to fly into another country\u2019s presidential palace on its Election Day and start shooting the place up? Bullshit. Sad that John Krasinski and Wendall Pierce are attached to this crap.<\/p>\n
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\nI watched this series in about two days. It was really solid. I don\u2019t know that it had an episode that matched season two\u2019s The Doll<\/em>, but it was still highly entertaining.<\/p>\n
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\nI finally<\/strong> got around to watching this last Saturday. I did not do what some had suggested and go back and read Jessie Pinkman\u2019s Wikipedia entry to remind myself of everything he went through in Breaking Bad<\/em>. The recap at the beginning helped, but I was still four or five years from watching BB<\/em> and certainly forgot a lot.<\/p>\n
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\nMy prime golf media connection is with these guys, via Twitter, their podcasts, and their web series. Tourist Sauce<\/em> is their big travel series that drops twice a year and is centered on an extended golf trip somewhere. The first four seasons hit Australia, Scotland, the California coast, and Ireland.<\/p>\n
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\nI came across a recommendation for this documentary about the US\u2019 nuclear weapons testing program randomly and found the flick on YouTube. It is basically 90 minutes or so of video of the weapons testing the US did between 1945 and the late 1960s over dramatic, martial music and some narration by William Shatner. The footage is incredible to watch, but it does get a bit monotonous after an hour or so.<\/p>\n
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\nAvengers Endgame<\/a><\/em>
\nSpider-Man – Homecoming<\/a><\/em>
\nC and L are into the MCU movies so we watched these three. L loved Captain Marvel<\/em>. She even watched it again last night. I thought it was pretty cool, but I don\u2019t get into these as much as they do. I was thoroughly confused by Endgame<\/em>, but I know it got great reviews and reaction from fans, so I\u2019ll accept that it was a good movie even if I didn\u2019t get it. And this was our second viewing of Spider-Man – Homecoming<\/em> since L is into Spidey. Can\u2019t go wrong with your friendly, neighborhood Spider-Man.<\/p>\n
\nEndgame<\/em> B?
\nHomecoming<\/em> A-<\/p>\n
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\nIndiana Jones and the Last Crusade<\/a><\/em>
\nThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring<\/a><\/em>
\nI talked L into watching some old movies with me. We started with these three. She seemed to like the Indiana Jones movies ok, but I forgot how silly and campy they were. I don\u2019t think she got that at all. [1]<\/a> They certainly felt dated.<\/p>\n
\nLast Crusade<\/em> B+
\nFellowship<\/em> B-<\/p>\n
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